The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost captured some stunning sights on its way to the Moon's Mare Crisium basin.

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a ...

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

Earth may become uninhabitable in 250 million years due to a superheated supercontinent, Pangaea Ultima, with soaring ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Scientists across the world are focusing on an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth. Here's what to know about the asteroid, as well as the role one Arizona ...

Understanding the exact size of the asteroid can help astronomers to estimate the risks if 2024 YR4 is determined to be on a future collision course with Earth. “If the asteroid turns out to be ...

NASA in 2022 tested a potential technique to deflect future, Earth-threatening asteroids with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART. The agency sent a spacecraft to crash into a harmless ...

Letters uncovered from Sir Isaac Newton in 1704 could hold the key to what the future of civilisation might look like. The ...

Earth's Inner Core Is Undergoing a Transformation Feb. 10, 2025 — Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is ...

YouTube is about to turn 20. An unusual research method is unveiling statistics about the platform that Google would rather keep hidden. YouTube may not seem secretive. It's public facing. You can ...